MFSL SEALED Beatles LP---Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts
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Offered here for your consideration is the Beatles’ Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. This is a SEALED Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs Original Master Recording.
This Mo-Fi LP is in perfect condition. There are no seam splits or tears. The original seal is completely intact, with no rips along the perforation. The album information is nicely centered along the spine. This LP, like all my LPs, was stored vertically in a record rack, in a pet-free and smoke-free home with year-round climate control. The album looks absolutely brand-spanking new and factory fresh.
AMG says this about Sgt. Peppers: “With Revolver, the Beatles made the Great Leap Forward, reaching a previously unheard-of level of sophistication and fearless experimentation. Sgt. Pepper, in many ways, refines that breakthrough, as the Beatles consciously synthesized such disparate influences as psychedelia, art-song, classical music, rock & roll, and music hall, often in the course of one song. Not once does the diversity seem forced — the genius of the record is how the vaudevillian "When I'm 64" seems like a logical extension of "Within You Without You" and how it provides a gateway to the chiming guitars of "Lovely Rita."
“There's no discounting the individual contributions of each member or their producer, George Martin, but the preponderance of whimsy and self-conscious art gives the impression that Paul McCartney is the leader of the Lonely Hearts Club Band. He dominates the album in terms of compositions, setting the tone for the album with his unabashed melodicism and deviously clever arrangements. In comparison, Lennon's contributions seem fewer, and a couple of them are a little slight but his major statements are stunning.
“"With a Little Help From My Friends" is the ideal Ringo tune, a rolling, friendly pop song that hides genuine Lennon anguish, à la "Help!"; "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" remains one of the touchstones of British psychedelia; and he's the mastermind behind the bulk of "A Day in the Life," a haunting number that skillfully blends Lennon's verse and chorus with McCartney's bridge.
“It's possible to argue that there are better Beatles albums, yet no album is as historically important as this. After Sgt. Pepper, there were no rules to follow — rock and pop bands could try anything, for better or worse. Ironically, few tried to achieve the sweeping, all-encompassing embrace of music as the Beatles did here.”
Check my feedback and bid with confidence. Shipping is a flat $7 for USPS priority mail service, and the LP will be shipped in a sturdy and reinforced LP mailer. Insurance is optional but always recommended. Fast turnaround time—I’ll get your album in the mail within two days of auction’s close.
Sgt. Peppers is a classic for the ages …an album that will be well-received for years and years to come. But what won’t be around for years and years to come are SEALED MFSL LPs of this great album. Get it while you can ... and good luck, bidders!
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